To fit in amongst the New Year’s crows, the obvious choice is to stand around drinking Champagne, or if you don’t have that kind of money, sparkling wine. One way to add some extra class to your lowly $8.00 bottle is to use it in a suitably bubbly cocktail.
The most basic of these is probably the Champagne Cocktail:
In a Champagne glass add:
1 lump sugar (1/2 oz, 1.5 cl, 1/8 gills)
2 to 3 dashes aromatic bitters (If orange bitters are used, garnish with orange peel instead of lemon.)Fill with Champagne
Garnish with twist of lemonSource: Cocktail DB
If you really want to set yourself apart, you might try a French 75. Known for having a kick (it’s named after a 75mm piece of French artillery!), it’s certainly one of the classiest ways to ring in the New Year.
French 75
- 2 ounces London dry gin
- 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice
- 5 ounces Brut champagne
Glass Type: Collins glass or champagne flute
Instructions
Shake well with cracked ice in a chilled cocktail shaker, then strain into a Collins glass half-full of cracked ice and top off with champagne.
Source: David Wondrich
